The nationwide nosocomial infection rate. A new need for vital statistics.

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Published in Am J Epidemiol on February 01, 1985

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R W Haley, D H Culver, J W White, W M Morgan, T G Emori

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Detection, Education, Research and Decolonization Without Isolation in Long-term Care Facilities (DERAIL MRSA) | NCT01302210

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